Alzheimer's disease

Dialogue in Design Verlogue... Alzheimer's Disease SOUND INSIG HT Interaction by Disease Severity* 55% Mild 54% 22% 23% Average Length of Interaction Caregiver Presence 58% 16% 12:18 Doctor Moderate 29% 56% 14% 30% Patient Caregiver Caregiver Presence 78% 12:11 Severe 54% 8%. 37% Caregiver Presence | 85% 13:37 Caregiver 12:26 Presence (% of visits) 73% Most Physicians Popular Questions Asked Patients What are the names and Do you have difficulty I remembering the names of close family members? dosage levels of all of my current medications? Have you considered or planned for Z possible home care or assisted living? What strategies can I use to slow the progress of dementia? Are you experiencing any Are there any new medications available or being developed for Alzheimer's Disease? side effects from the medication you're taking? Living Arrangement 75% Lives with 3% family / friends Lives with caregiver 1% 9% N/A Lives in assisted living facility 11% Lives alone Symptoms Reported 92% 71% 63% 53% 31% Memory loss / forgetfulness Personality changes Confusion Difficulty in concentrating Disorientation 24% 23% 20% 10% 9% Unable to engage in conversation Disturbances in Loss of bladder/ bowel control Mood Uncooperative behavior and swings appearance < \eriogue 1,286 Alzheimer's Disease conversations recorded by Verilogue from May 2008 through September 2012 *Severity as indicated by physician's post-interaction survey SOUN D INSIGH T www.verilogue.com INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN: BORIS BENKO / www.infographicbox.com LO LO